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title: "Add viewers for a collection"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/AHP/649825986/Add%20viewers%20for%20a%20collection"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Overview

> Macro (excerpt)
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> The creator of a **Collection** (the **Collection Manager**) manages the users and usergroups who can
> 
> - view the collection** **(**collection viewer**)
> 
> Both [collection viewers](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649792746) and [collection contributers](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649531433) can view the collection and the snapshot documents in that collection.
> 
> > 📝 A user can only be given permission to **view** or **contribute** to the collection by the user who created **collection** - the **Collection Manager**.

## Adding a collection viewer

Collection viewer permissions are added by the collection manager in the space snapshot publishing dashboard when

- creating a new collection using the **Add Collection** option
- editing an existing collection in the space using the **Edit** option in the collection ellipsis menu

> ℹ️ It is not possible to set a collection to be publicly accessible.

### Add collection viewers when creating a collection

In the space setting snapshot publishing dashboard

- choose **Add Collection**

![image](media://9531dd09-2d17-4570-b635-949f37710046)

- add a name for the new collection
- in the **Viewers** dropdown menu choose either **Users** or **Groups**

![image](media://fde8a3a4-4bb1-4914-b434-cc656934b155)

- search and select a Confluence user group or user

![image](media://ca654c90-ae2b-4ab8-b8a0-98353899e379)

- choose **Add**

> ✅ To add more viewers search and select a Confluence user group or user and choose **Add**.

- choose **Save**

![image](media://2d9d7d0c-16c3-4f47-af9d-687e5d1e242d)

To add more viewers search and select a Confluence usergroup or user and choose **Add**.

> 📝 A selection of users and user groups can be added as viewers.

To **remove a collection viewer** choose the **X** next the user/user group to be removed.

###  Edit viewers for an existing collection

In the space setting snapshot publishing dashboard

- choose the **collection ellipsis menu** for a listed collection
- select the **Edit **option to change the collection settings

![image](media://bec350f6-1b6e-4cf2-9880-59d90d13af24)

In the **Viewers** dropdown menu

- choose either **Users** or **Groups**
- search and select a Confluence user group or user
- choose **Add**

> ✅ To add more viewers search and select a Confluence user group or user and choose **Add**.

- choose **Save**

Successful application of changes is confirmed in an on-screen notification.

![image](media://10e8676c-a745-491b-8fae-35cbfd59e7d9)

## Related pages

> Macro (contentbylabel)